Clash of the centuries On the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island, the American and British troops march into battle with muskets and gunpowder --...
Folks, I am forwarding this message from Richard Jenkins of the BAR. He is hoping to locate a blanket that went missing at Rhode Island. If you know of the...
Hello Friends: I've added some images to our website from this past weekend's excellent event. What a great event, site, tactical and group of folks ! Feel...
Anne Eaton at BlackSheep Farm,RR2 Box1004,Stockton Springs,ME 04981. (aeaton@...). I just recieved a very nice cap made of natural dark gray wool from...
The reenactment of the Battle of Rhode Island went off with only a little rain on its Saturday, as I understand it, and lovely sunshine on the Sunday I...
Good afternoon, I received the following in email recently. If anyone can help this person, please contact him directly. Regards, -Mark 2nd Mass Sal DiStefano...
I am passing this request on to the list. The Tenth is unable to attend due to a prior commitment. If anyone is interested, please contact Ms. Guilford ...
If someone has Keith's e-mail please contact me off the list. Sean Kelleher (notice our new address and phone number) 501 State Route 32 S Schuylerville, NY...
-- 'A Gentleman does not confuse the Moral with the Legal. To him, Laws are not standards of behavior- they are a Last Resort. Laws are emergency measures to...
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Sep 18, 2003 12:35 pm
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Good afternoon, The email below is from a student seeking information about Concord, MA, in regards to the RevWar and how people today regard it. If you know...
Greetings list: I'd like to take this opportunity to officially announce an event at Hastings-0n-Hudson, NY. I know it's very late to be posting this ...
Good day list, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about an Eighteenth Century Market Faire to be held in Marlborough, MA on Saturday, November 15th...
Hi all-- When we form up at an event, we generally (on the American side, at least) seem to break the formations up into chunks whose size seems to be dictated...
... side, at ... size seems ... 4 ... platoons a ... British ... have ... ****Short answer, we'll never know for sure. But there are hints and guesses we can...
Abe, This is an interesting question. I believe that we break into sections of 4 on the American side both because it is convenient and historic. Sections of...
Based on the accounts of the British officers present that day here is how the British conducted their march. The column was divided into two groups, the...
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Sep 29, 2003 2:17 pm
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... Light ... prior to ... ****But Barker and other Light officers mention some about this. It certainly wasn't long before the 18th though. There does not...
I'd wager that Mark has it right. Marching in a company front, which could have been as wide as ten or twelve men, might have been a bit unwieldy, even though...
Dave In regards to your questions: A) I do not have Lt. Barker's (4th LI) journal in front of me. It is at home. I know that various Brigades (especialy...
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Sep 30, 2003 4:16 pm
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Paul The entire question of which officers went with which companies is very interesting. Parsons commanded the 10th LI. It was his senior Lt. Hamilton who...
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Sep 30, 2003 4:28 pm
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... right of ... of Light ... up and ... Army ... of those ... 10th ... Barretts/Captain ... Bridgae). SO, ... with his ... his own ... 5th onto ... artist ...
Mark - Quite right - it was Jeremy Lister who replaced Hamilton. Sorry about that! I need to re-read my books! And ditto on DeBerniere. I believe he had...
I was just on a Tour of Buckman's (Lexington) with my DD 8th Grade class. It was, without a doubt, the WORST tour of a historic site I have ever been on...I...
Colleen: It is my hope that you have communicated your dissatisfaction with your visit to Buckman to those in charge. I feel quite certain they would be...
